It’s the 24th year the same nest site high on the side of the hotel is being used by a mating pair of peregrine falcons — a species that was once on the brink of extinction, but is now in recovery.

The city’s resident adult pair, Lily and Ossie, have been in Hamilton for three years now, with this marking their fourth nesting season. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, in partnership with the Hamilton Community Peregrine Project, puts identifying bands on the chicks so they can keep track of the growth and spread of the species.